There are many conflicting reports, with some saying as few as six missiles and others say 400 plus. There are reports of fatalities, which I hope are not correct. Fog of war and all that, but the missiles have been described as either "surface-to-surface ballistic" or "cruise missiles". In any event, this seems to be a coordinated attack.Originally Posted by HCountyGuy
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Iranian State TV is claiming the missles were launched from Tehran.
Last edited by HCountyGuy; 01-07-2020 at 07:03 PM.
Oh boy, here we go.
Godspeed, you Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, & Airmen.
I wonder if Henry Kissinger is watching tv and wondering if he will have lived long enough to finally see Iran lose as Iraq did.
Last edited by Lex Luthier; 01-07-2020 at 07:23 PM.
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Hopefully this military action will end swiftly, and with more missiles than troops on ground.
I wonder how much Al Asad has changed since I saw it last. At the time it was often referred to as "Camp Cupcake" by the half of my company that wasn't living there. It's a pretty large base, and from what I remember of the entry points it was well fortified with multiple layers.
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This business has a potential to spin out of control.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
This doesn't align with the story the Trump administration is telling:Good one
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Well... Things about to get interesting.
Reports are Al-Asad AB and Erbil. Apparently some unconfirmed reports of Taji as well.
CNN says "a dozen", which, with their recent track record, could mean anything, or nothing.
The Pentagon says "over a dozen." (Difference is presumably due to later reporting.)
(I will note that CNN actually seems interested in reporting breaking news that is really breaking, instead of just running talking heads talking to other talking heads, or running Anthony Bourdain reruns.)
(Yes, I'm the guy that keeps changing the channel on the TV in operations to the weather channel.)
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My theory... Sulemain was the only man keeping the Ayatollahs safe from the uprising going on and I think that uprising has been far more significant and effective than reported.
This lashing out is the Ayatollahs final "fuck you" before they get run out of power.
I would no be surprised if they try to nuke Israel (or at least throw a nuke into a US base in Iraq) if they actually have one that's functional.
They're going to try and make it a full blown Jihad instead of just a Persian war.
I blame this shit on every President from Carter to Obama, all of them kicked the can down the road (including Reagan who should have crushed them in his first month).
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